Think-tank at Victoria University putting a New Zealand angle on strategic change in the Asia Pacific, global security and defence policy. css@vuw.ac.nz
Wellington, NZ
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Peace talks continue in name only, as Moscow counts on exhaustion to secure gains it cannot win on the battlefield.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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Senior Fellow Peter Greener enlarged his discussion on the renewal of the Royal New Zealand Navy Fleet for the future.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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I am delighted to announce that the @CSS_VUW Centre for Strategic Studies Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Prof in Strategic Studies for 2026 is @ZackCooper from the American Enterprise Institute. His lecture will explore what American foreign policy might look like after Trump.
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Join us to explore what Swedish approach to total defence really means and what it would take to build genuine national resilience here in New Zealand 📅5.30-7pm, Tue 21 July 2026📍GBLT1 wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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“For the first time in a decade, New Zealanders see the United States as more of a threat than China, a survey by the Asia New Zealand Foundation found, as concerns over trade disruption and global instability weigh on public sentiment.” reuters.com/world/china/new-…
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Joining Dr Charles Edel @CharlesEdel for a talk on Trump 2.0 on Wed 13 May from 2pm to 3.30pm at GBLT 3. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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ANZMIN shows the Australia–New Zealand alliance has focus and potential | The Strategist aspistrategist.org.au/anzmin…
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Join Natalia Solieva, HE Vasyl Myroshnychenko @AmbVasyl and HE Patryk Błaszczak @PatrykBlaszczak for a discussion on Russian disinformation campaigns and lessons learned from countering them. 5.30pm-7pm on Tue 17 March at RHLT1 VUW. @davidcapie wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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Thrilled with the interest in the Centre for Strategic Studies conference yesterday. Grateful to @JudithCollinsKC for her opening remarks & to a terrific range of international & NZ speakers for sharing their insights. Full house & certainly no shortage of things to talk about!
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Speaking in Wellington next week at the CSS
conference on 'Connected Theatre or Fractured World'?
I’ll examine how undersea infrastructure, grey-zone coercion and conventional risk are converging in the maritime domain.
@DefenceUwa @LowyInstitute @NSC_ANU @davidcapie
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What the Iran conflict means for Russia - by @CSS_VUW Senior Fellow Ian Hill lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…
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We are delighted that Hon. Judith Collins KC, Minister of Defence, has kindly agreed to speak at the opening of our conference on 10 March. Full programme is now available.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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To launch the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic Hub for Shared Security Challenges, join us online tonight for a keynote address by @NATO ASG @RugeBoris, followed by a panel discussion on NATO-IP4 cooperation. The event begins at 745pm NZT. Link here: piped.video/@yonseigsis1868
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CSS Professorial Fellow Rob Rabel addresses the challenges raised by discrepant definitions of the “Indo‑Pacific” concept.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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CSS Senior Fellow Ian Hill argues that US policy shifts have inadvertently advanced Moscow’s strategic goal, leaving allies to deal with the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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Sam Sachdeva highlighted CSS Director @davidcapie David Capie’s comments on influential foreign policy and conflicts in 2025 and implications for NZ. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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CSS Senior Fellow Peter Greener explains New Zealand’s deliberations over the ANZAC frigates replacement – and why two ships should not be an option. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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Join Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to New Zealand and Australia, for a presentation on the prospects for peace in Ukraine. GBLT2 VUW, Mon 15 Dec 6pm. wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-studies…
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